Background
Robbins, Herbert Ellis was born on January 12, 1915 in New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Mark Louis and Celia (Klebansky) Robbins.
Robbins, Herbert Ellis was born on January 12, 1915 in New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Mark Louis and Celia (Klebansky) Robbins.
AB, Harvard, 1935; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard, 1938. Doctor of Science, Purdue University, 1974.
Instructor mathematics New York University, 1939-1942. Associate professor mathematics statistics University North Carolina, 1946-1950, professor, 1950-1952. Professor mathematics statistics Columbia University, 1953-1966, 68-86, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, from 1986.
Professor mathematics University Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1966-1968. Member Institute Advanced Study, 1938-1939, 52-53.
Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1946. Member Institute of Mathematics Statistics (president 1966), National Academy of Sciences, American Academy Arts and Sciences.
Married Mary Dimock, 1943 (divorced 1955). Children: Mary Susannah, Marcia Elizabeth (Mistress World Trade Borden). Married Carol Hallett, 1966.
Children– Mark Hallett, David Herbert, Emily Carol.